
When jaded old lag Mel meets pretty new prison inmate Ella, she’s quick to take her under her wing and show her how to survive in the system. In prison, everything has a price -- but Mel finds herself strangely reluctant to take advantage of Ella’s gratitude, no matter how much she wants her.
Ella’s not so reticent, and their nights turn passionate. But the outcome of Ella’s appeal could part them forever.

First Time By JL Merrow When I meet her in the B wing corridor not long before bang-up, I can tell straight off it’s her first time in prison. She’s standing there hugging herself with that rabbit-in-the-headlights look, that whole this can’t be happening to me thing going on. “I can’t believe it. How could anyone think I’d do such a thing?” she says when she sees me looking at her, and her bottom lip quivers. I want to kiss it still. She’s small and pretty, her hair a mass of blonde curls she hides her big, brown eyes behind. “First time inside?” I ask her. I don’t soften my voice much. She nods. “They said I stole—I didn’t, honestly. You’ve got to believe me.” “Going to appeal?” She looks like she’s going to cry. “Yes…I think so…I don’t even know. And how…They said I can’t even ph
